Population density is the number of people per square kilometre of land. Place Forecast computes it as population divided by land area.
Density is a fair way to compare places of different size. A small town and a big city can have the same density but very different populations.
Estimated figures come from the Estimated Resident Population. Future density is projected using the cohort-component method. Only the population changes over time. The land area stays fixed within an ASGS edition.
A few things matter when you read density:
The comparison page opens on a Dorling cartogram by default. A plain map can mislead for density. Large areas draw the eye. A cartogram sizes each area by value, not by land area, so the eye reads the rate, not the shape. You can switch to a Demers cartogram or a plain choropleth map from the toolbox.
| Age Group | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 |
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| 0-4 | 33.92 | 34.37 | 35.64 | 36.94 | 34.80 | 32.86 | 33.07 | 33.33 | 33.58 | 34.81 | 36.46 | 37.23 | 38.03 | 38.64 | 39.16 | 39.61 | 40.06 | 40.50 | 40.92 | 41.28 | 41.78 | 42.25 | 42.78 | 43.24 | 43.77 | 44.30 | 44.83 | 45.36 | 45.92 | 46.49 | 47.10 | 47.69 | 48.26 | 48.80 | 49.35 |
| 5-9 | 38.22 | 39.09 | 35.65 | 36.94 | 36.93 | 37.48 | 38.89 | 40.23 | 42.78 | 44.71 | 44.31 | 44.97 | 45.71 | 45.04 | 45.89 | 47.34 | 48.20 | 49.07 | 49.81 | 50.42 | 51.07 | 51.66 | 52.27 | 52.85 | 53.47 | 54.10 | 54.71 | 55.34 | 55.97 | 56.63 | 57.33 | 58.01 | 58.68 | 59.37 | 60.05 |
| 10-14 | 45.93 | 48.50 | 46.37 | 43.37 | 41.24 | 41.48 | 44.68 | 45.49 | 49.59 | 49.67 | 50.80 | 52.72 | 54.02 | 57.30 | 59.41 | 59.33 | 60.22 | 61.18 | 60.69 | 61.67 | 63.30 | 64.30 | 65.35 | 66.23 | 67.10 | 67.94 | 68.72 | 69.49 | 70.29 | 71.12 | 71.97 | 72.81 | 73.64 | 74.48 | 75.33 |
| 15-19 | 41.21 | 41.65 | 47.66 | 50.23 | 50.66 | 49.72 | 43.35 | 42.78 | 41.49 | 42.56 | 45.13 | 46.97 | 48.11 | 49.53 | 48.95 | 50.79 | 53.17 | 54.83 | 57.24 | 58.02 | 57.56 | 58.06 | 58.62 | 59.28 | 60.28 | 61.38 | 62.28 | 63.20 | 63.99 | 64.75 | 65.54 | 66.30 | 67.08 | 67.85 | 68.61 |
| 20-24 | 23.21 | 22.78 | 25.35 | 25.33 | 30.06 | 35.55 | 37.43 | 38.65 | 36.95 | 36.29 | 34.14 | 32.35 | 32.09 | 31.12 | 31.99 | 32.60 | 33.20 | 33.62 | 34.83 | 35.36 | 35.88 | 36.18 | 36.71 | 37.26 | 37.83 | 38.09 | 38.53 | 39.05 | 39.36 | 39.88 | 40.52 | 41.03 | 41.55 | 42.02 | 42.49 |
| 25-29 | 27.06 | 24.89 | 25.75 | 19.33 | 16.76 | 19.23 | 22.91 | 25.88 | 27.00 | 27.05 | 27.13 | 27.39 | 27.83 | 27.55 | 27.36 | 27.03 | 26.96 | 27.18 | 27.25 | 27.55 | 27.93 | 28.35 | 28.73 | 29.18 | 29.54 | 29.96 | 30.30 | 30.66 | 31.03 | 31.41 | 31.76 | 32.14 | 32.50 | 32.82 | 33.19 |
| 30-34 | 28.35 | 30.08 | 23.64 | 26.21 | 27.48 | 27.08 | 29.53 | 31.10 | 27.53 | 27.39 | 28.30 | 28.71 | 29.79 | 30.49 | 30.93 | 31.41 | 31.84 | 32.35 | 32.58 | 32.69 | 32.81 | 32.99 | 33.36 | 33.63 | 34.06 | 34.48 | 34.91 | 35.31 | 35.75 | 36.14 | 36.63 | 37.09 | 37.52 | 37.98 | 38.40 |
| 35-39 | 38.64 | 39.07 | 42.49 | 39.91 | 36.04 | 35.01 | 35.28 | 33.45 | 40.85 | 45.24 | 47.04 | 48.42 | 48.86 | 45.91 | 46.34 | 47.86 | 48.65 | 49.79 | 50.48 | 51.02 | 51.79 | 52.57 | 53.37 | 53.86 | 54.33 | 54.73 | 55.18 | 55.76 | 56.32 | 56.99 | 57.71 | 58.41 | 59.10 | 59.79 | 60.44 |
| 40-44 | 37.37 | 38.23 | 36.95 | 39.10 | 42.11 | 44.14 | 43.83 | 45.51 | 43.08 | 41.31 | 40.41 | 39.82 | 39.18 | 44.15 | 46.41 | 47.10 | 48.57 | 49.04 | 48.02 | 48.47 | 49.40 | 50.08 | 51.00 | 51.68 | 52.36 | 53.11 | 53.80 | 54.48 | 55.03 | 55.54 | 56.08 | 56.63 | 57.25 | 57.87 | 58.53 |
| 45-49 | 47.22 | 45.50 | 41.63 | 35.63 | 32.63 | 34.64 | 37.17 | 38.11 | 38.87 | 40.11 | 41.17 | 42.04 | 43.75 | 42.81 | 41.63 | 40.90 | 40.43 | 40.27 | 42.81 | 44.21 | 44.91 | 45.84 | 46.37 | 45.97 | 46.34 | 47.03 | 47.67 | 48.40 | 49.00 | 49.59 | 50.23 | 50.84 | 51.44 | 51.98 | 52.51 |
| 50-54 | 29.68 | 31.82 | 37.81 | 44.66 | 48.09 | 49.00 | 45.63 | 39.44 | 35.19 | 34.60 | 35.99 | 37.02 | 36.84 | 37.01 | 37.87 | 38.78 | 39.10 | 39.51 | 38.81 | 38.59 | 38.95 | 39.33 | 39.48 | 41.18 | 42.02 | 42.59 | 43.09 | 43.63 | 43.76 | 44.25 | 44.95 | 45.48 | 46.06 | 46.59 | 47.12 |
| 55-59 | 34.82 | 35.67 | 33.96 | 34.82 | 34.38 | 33.15 | 36.23 | 41.57 | 45.71 | 46.51 | 45.95 | 44.52 | 41.98 | 40.61 | 40.32 | 41.25 | 42.08 | 42.23 | 42.63 | 43.34 | 43.89 | 44.10 | 44.56 | 44.42 | 44.56 | 45.05 | 45.64 | 46.04 | 47.27 | 48.09 | 48.71 | 49.35 | 49.96 | 50.25 | 50.84 |
| 60-64 | 31.38 | 32.23 | 32.23 | 33.52 | 32.67 | 32.91 | 38.55 | 40.14 | 42.67 | 42.79 | 41.03 | 42.04 | 45.48 | 48.50 | 50.24 | 49.59 | 49.00 | 47.79 | 47.79 | 47.39 | 48.29 | 49.26 | 49.72 | 50.10 | 50.71 | 51.23 | 51.72 | 52.38 | 52.45 | 52.62 | 53.22 | 54.03 | 54.56 | 55.63 | 56.41 |
| 65-69 | 33.06 | 26.64 | 24.51 | 24.52 | 28.37 | 30.58 | 26.94 | 24.26 | 24.23 | 24.22 | 27.27 | 30.44 | 30.78 | 31.88 | 31.84 | 31.18 | 31.69 | 33.53 | 34.86 | 36.27 | 36.22 | 36.27 | 36.02 | 36.60 | 36.33 | 36.91 | 37.51 | 37.81 | 38.21 | 38.70 | 38.97 | 39.19 | 39.68 | 39.77 | 39.94 |
| 70-74 | 24.08 | 30.52 | 31.80 | 29.63 | 26.62 | 27.09 | 23.44 | 23.79 | 24.06 | 27.24 | 27.37 | 27.08 | 26.52 | 27.38 | 27.76 | 30.11 | 32.57 | 33.09 | 34.17 | 34.47 | 33.99 | 34.18 | 35.47 | 36.53 | 38.11 | 38.40 | 38.67 | 38.54 | 39.08 | 38.96 | 39.55 | 40.17 | 40.54 | 40.95 | 41.44 |
| 75-79 | 17.16 | 15.45 | 18.03 | 18.49 | 18.50 | 20.41 | 24.90 | 26.59 | 25.56 | 24.11 | 24.51 | 22.03 | 23.06 | 23.33 | 25.83 | 26.00 | 25.76 | 25.61 | 26.45 | 26.90 | 29.08 | 31.33 | 31.90 | 32.85 | 33.12 | 32.70 | 32.90 | 34.06 | 35.05 | 36.50 | 36.79 | 37.07 | 36.96 | 37.47 | 37.41 |
| 80-84 | 3.00 | 3.86 | 6.01 | 8.58 | 9.86 | 11.78 | 11.46 | 11.82 | 12.00 | 11.58 | 12.49 | 15.06 | 15.69 | 15.40 | 14.35 | 14.37 | 12.56 | 13.43 | 13.59 | 14.98 | 15.05 | 14.58 | 14.75 | 14.97 | 15.30 | 16.61 | 17.53 | 17.82 | 18.25 | 18.38 | 18.29 | 18.39 | 19.13 | 19.57 | 20.38 |
| 85+ | 1.29 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.40 | 1.81 | 2.11 | 2.33 | 2.31 | 2.23 | 2.62 | 2.98 | 2.60 | 2.93 | 3.36 | 3.68 | 3.05 | 2.62 | 2.64 | 2.49 | 2.64 | 2.52 | 2.39 | 2.31 | 2.18 | 2.09 | 2.01 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 1.91 | 1.92 | 1.92 |
| Total | 535.61 | 541.20 | 546.35 | 548.07 | 548.50 | 563.23 | 574.70 | 583.98 | 593.25 | 602.52 | 611.80 | 621.07 | 630.35 | 639.62 | 648.89 | 658.17 | 667.44 | 676.71 | 685.99 | 695.26 | 704.54 | 713.81 | 723.08 | 732.36 | 741.63 | 750.90 | 760.18 | 769.45 | 778.73 | 788.00 | 797.27 | 806.55 | 815.82 | 825.09 | 834.37 |